1 day ago · AMRITSAR, India (AP) — A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants arrived in a northern Indian city on Wednesday, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said.

1 day ago · A U.S. military plane with at least 100 migrants aboard landed in India on Wednesday, officials said, the longest such deportation flight since President Trump took office and a sign that ...

1 day ago · The US deploying military planes to help implement Trump’s immigration agenda is proving costly. As per Reuters, a military flight deporting migrants to Guatemala last week is estimated to have cost at least $4,675 (about Rs 4 lakh) per migrant. In comparison, a one-way first-class ticket on American Airlines on the same route would cost $853 ...

17 hours ago · The US immigration authorities are believed to have identified 18,000 undocumented Indian migrants from an overall total of about 725,000 – the third largest group after Mexico and El Salvador ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a U.S. official. It was the first step in an expected surge in the number of migrants sent to the U.S. naval base, which for decades was primarily used to detain foreigners associated ...

2 days ago · Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric was key to his campaign in the run-up to the US elections in 2024. India’s offer to take back undocumented migrants comes on the back of concerns over any hindrances to legal migration, amid intense debates over the H-1B visa programme in the US.

3 days ago · India has decided to play ball with Trump on the Number 1 priority on his domestic agenda — immigration. Illegal immigration has been identified by the American right as the primary reason for the poor law and order situation in the country.

Jan 26, 2025 · India is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. As of 2022, more than 700,000 undocumented Indians were living in the United ...

Apr 18, 2023 · Hundreds of millions migrate for jobs within India; ILO report says migrant workers contribute to 10% of India’s GDP; Despite shortcomings, cities remain magnets for migrant workers

23 hours ago · A US Air Force C-17 carrying deported Indian migrants, lands in Amritsar, India on Feb. 5, 2025. REUTERS. Although illegal Indian immigrants have been deported home by previous US administrations ...